The Big Number On Your Ballot
Could be $198.6 million. That’s the size of the bond city leaders are currently floating: $156.6 million for transportation (79 percent of total package); $32 million for neighborhood improvements (16 percent); and $10 million for affordable housing (5 percent).
Call me crazy, but asking voters to approve spending nearly $200 million when unemployment continues to tip double-digits and local GovCo is prepping to close libraries, fire school teachers, hike park fees, and slash social programs sounds like a recipe for disaster.
Yep, most of those are county, not city, functions and funding responsibilities. And nope, it doesn’t matter. Most people don’t know the difference and, if they do, don’t care.
Bottom line: Any bond would be a tough sell in this market, much less one pushing $200 million.
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